DisABLED Students Association

Message from Soledad Rosas, DSA President

I hope you are all doing well. Hang in there!! We are already halfway done with the semester. The club has set up a presentation about Adaptive Technology which could be really helpful, specially when it comes to getting your HOMEWORK done faster. The presentation will be on Thursday, October 29, 2009 We will have signs in the Student Union showing you were the meeting is.

Adaptive Technology Presentation on October 29, 2-3PM in the Adaptive Technology Center (Martin Luther King Library, 2nd Floor)

We also have our fundraiser for this semester coming up at the beginning of November. We will have more information about this event soon. If you would like to participate in our a 2nd Faculty Workshop to increase the faculty’s awareness about the importance of accommodations for disabled students please contact me as soon as possible. We will be having this event at the beginning of next semester.

We are also looking for club officers. Daniel, the vice president of this club and I will be graduating in May. Have a good rest of the semester. Hope to see you and hear from you soon. Please contact me through the email sent out by the DRC. I will keep you posted on the exact location of the meeting.

We will not be having a meeting this Thursday, October 22,2009.

Best Regards,
-Soledad

Other Upcoming Events:
Evacu-Trac Training: Thursday, November 19 at 3:30PM

Next Thursday, Sept 24, we are having a pizza event at Grandes pizza.
Time: 3.30-4.30
Address: 150 E San Carlos St, San Jose, CA 95112-3670
Phone: (408) 292-2840

If you would like to join our yahoo group, please send your request to SJSUDSA@Yahoogroups.com.

Check out our site calendar and the bottom of this page for updates to upcoming meetings. We hope to see you at our first meeting on September 10 at 3:30pm. When we know, the location will be posted.

Dear Fellow Students,

I am writing to you on behalf of Disabled Students Association at San Jose State (DSA). The organization’s mission is to promote disability awareness on campus.  The DSA is also a place for students with and with out disabilities to experience a social and supportive network of people and talk about everyday challenges.  This letter is an invitation to you to consider joining the DSA.

Here’s a little information about me: I was born with Cerebral Palsy. After being a Journalism student at SJSU for the last three semesters, I know which areas need improvement. Accessibility on campus only covers one part of the issue. As many of you know, a disability does not make a student different. It just means he or she may have to do things another way to meet a goal. Many times needing an accommodation, like more time for an assignment, makes teachers think they have to treat us differently. Having a disability means dealing with different reactions everyday. Some people act or treat someone differently just because they are disabled. Sometimes they do this without knowing it.

By joining DSA, you will be able to talk about issues like those listed above and others that are important to you!

It is not enough to say we are diverse if we really are not accepted. This word just becomes one more word. The best place to start making sure this happens is a university. If this does not happen, generation after generation will deal with the same issues. Working together, we can make a change.

In the near future, DSA will have activities and meetings so other students, hopefully you, can interact with those who are disabled and those without disabilities and create a place where we can talk about our experiences and have fun in the process.

Thanks for your time. Please feel free to contact me at soledadrosas1[at]yahoo.com if you have any questions or are interested in joining the DSA.

Warm Regards,

Soledad Rosas